155mm XM1128 Artillery Metal Parts Assembly

23 June 2022: The purpose of this Notice revision is to post Amendment 0008 under RFP W15QKN-22-R-0008 and Attachment 0020 - ECP R22A2018. The purpose of this notice revision is to also revise the proposal response date and change it from 1:00 PM EDT, Monday, 27 June 2022 to 1:00 PM EDT, Monday, 11 July 2022. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 June 2022: The purpose of this Notice revision is to post Amendment 0007 under RFP W15QKN-22-R-0008 and to post any updated attachment(s). Amendment 0007 and the updated attachment(s) are in response to the USG Responses to Induestry Question Set 10, posted 1 June 2022. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 June 2022: The purpose of this Notice revision is to post Industry Question Set 10. Any changes stated within Question Set 10 will be in a forthcoming amendment to the Request for Proposal (RFP) W15QKN-22-R-0008. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 May 2022: The purpose of this notice revision is to post Amendment 0006 under RFP W15QKN-22-R-0008. The purpose of Amendment 0006 is to revise the proposal response date, as stated in the below notice revision note. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 May 2022: The purpose of this notice revision is to revise the proposal response date and change it from 1:00 PM EDT, Thursday, 26 May 2022 to 1:00 PM EDT, Monday, 27 June 2022. An amendment is forthcoming. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17 May 2022: The purpose of this notice revision is to post the updated Amendment 0005 which fixes Block 16B (Signature block) of the amendment. Amendment 0005 has not been updated further and remains the same. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 May 2022: The purpose of this notice revision is to post Amendment 0005 under RFP W15QKN-22-R-0008 and to post Attachment 0019 - ECP R21A2045. Amendment 0005 is in response to the USG Responses to Induestry Question Sets 7 and 8, posted 5 May 2022 and 10 May 2022. This notice revision is to also post USG Reponses to Industry Question Set 9. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10 May 2022: The purpose of this Notice revision is to post Industry Question Set 8. Any changes stated within Question Set 8 will be in a forthcoming amendment to the Request for Proposal (RFP) W15QKN-22-R-0008. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5 May 2022: The purpose of this Notice revision is to post Industry Question Set 7. Any changes stated within Question Set 7 will be in a forthcoming amendment to the Request for Proposal (RFP) W15QKN-22-R-0008. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 April 2022: The purpose of this Notice revision is to post Amendment 0004 under RFP W15QKN-22-R-0008 and to post any updated attachment(s). Amendment 0004 and the updated attachment(s) are in response to the USG Responses to Induestry Question Set 6, posted 6 April 2022, . ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 April 2022: The purpose of this Notice revision is to post Industry Question Set 6. Changes stated within Question Set 6 will be in a forthcoming amendment to the Request for Proposal (RFP) W15QKN-22-R-0008. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 30 March 2022: The purpose of this Notice revision is to post Amendment 0003 under RFP W15QKN-22-R-0008 and post the updated attachments, in response to Industry Question Sets 2-5 that was posted 24 March 2022. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 24 March 2022: The purpose of this Notice revision is to post Industry Question Sets 2-5. Changes stated within Question Sets 2-5 will be in a forthcoming amendment to the Request for Proposal. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As previously advised, under Pre-solicitation Synopsis W15QKN-22-R-0008, the U.S. Army Contracting Command-New Jersey (ACC-NJ), Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000, on behalf of the Office of the Project Manager Combat Ammunition Systems, intended to issue a competitive, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Request for Proposal (RFP) for the production and delivery of the 155mm XM1128 Artillery Metal Parts Assembly. The Government intends of awarding a single-award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract, on a Firm Fixed Price basis. The contract will include five (5), one-year ordering periods and delivery orders may be awarded under this contract for the five (5) years, from the date of the basic contract award. The Government intends to procure up to 266,475 Artillery Metal Parts Assemblies. The 155mm XM1128 Artillery Metal Parts Assembly consist of a hollow Projectile Metal Parts Assembly and Base Closure. Both do not contain energetic fill. The Projectile Metal Parts Assembly is made from high fragmentation steel alloy, HF-1, which has a finished weight of approximately 70.5 pounds, is approximately 28.2 inches long, and has a curved exterior. In addition, the Projectile Metal Parts Assembly utilizes a welded rotating band that encircles the projectile body close to the base. The Base Closure is made from 4340 steel, has a finished weight of approximately 6.4 pounds and is approximately 3 inches long with a diameter of approximately 6 inches. For storage and transport of the Projectile Metal Parts Assembly, a Lifting Plug is threaded into the nose cavity, a Base Thread Protector with O-ring is installed with a desiccant bag inside, a flexible cover is installed over the rotating band, and eight metal parts assemblies are placed on a wood pallet. For the storage and transport of the Base Closure, the base closure is placed in a Vapor Corrosion Inhibitor (VCI) bag and shipped in a fiberboard container on a pallet. The provided Government Furnished Material (GFM) for the 155mm XM1128 Artillery Metal Parts Assembly will consist of the Plug, Lifting, M107 and M804 (Drawing 13015329) once available. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database by accessing the SAM website at http://sam.gov in order to be eligible for contract award. The 155mm XM1128 Artillery Metal Parts Assembly shall be manufactured, inspected, assembled, packaged, and delivered in accordance with the Government Technical Data Package (TDP) and applicable contract requirements. Competition for this effort will be restricted to the United States and Canada under the authority of Title 10 USC 2304(c)(3), as implemented by FAR 6.302-3 - Industrial Mobilization; Engineering, Developmental, or Research Capability; or Expert Services maintain a facility, producer, manufacturer, or other supplier available for furnishing supplies or services in case of a national emergency or to achieve industrial mobilization. This requirement involves technical data marked - Distribution D - Distribution authorized distribution of technical documents to the Department of Defense (DoD) and U.S. DoD contractors only. Interested firms are required to submit a signed and completed DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement, AMSTA-AR Form 1350, Technical Data Request Questionnaire, and a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) for Government's consideration to prove the TDP. The point of contacts for the TDP request is be Ms. Aj Barnett, at contact@example.gov or Ms. Rene Prendergast, at contact@example.gov Point of contacts for this notification and any requests/questions may be directed, via email ONLY, to Ms. Aj Barnett, at contact@example.gov, and Ms. Rene Prendergast, at contact@example.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.